Caroline Winschel's Blog

Owing to severe weather on January 23, the congregational meeting planned for January 24 has been rescheduled. Please join the lay leaders after the service on Sunday, January 31 for important updates about our finances, our building, and our settled ministerial search; no votes will be taken.

After the service on Sunday, February 21, we will gather with the Social Justice Ministry Team and Rev. Susan to vote on the…

Now that the outside world is finally (finally!) thawing, we’re feeling inspired by fresh air and new growth. As we plan for new leaders being elected at the Annual Meeting on May 17, we’re asking our entire congregation to roll up their sleeves and find a way to dig in.

At this month’s Board meeting on March 25, we took inspiration from a quote from Dan Hotchkiss, whose work on church governance is one of our…

Spring is always a busy season at our church, and we need YOUR input as we move through this exciting time.

The Nominating Committee has begun the important work of identifying a slate of individuals to serve on the Board of Trustees and the Nominating Committee for the 2015–2016 church year. If you're interested in learning more about these opportunities or would like to suggest prospective candidates, please speak with a member of the…

We talk a lot in our church about doing things “together,” about being “in community” with each other. We celebrate those who join, and we honor those who have stayed. We are a community, a congregation, and we make shared decisions based on our shared values in our shared home.

We don’t talk as much about what it really means to belong on a day-to-day, person-to-person basis. Belonging to this Unitarian Universalist church isn’t like belonging anywhere else—because of the…